A sick day

Today I could write about a number of things, from the fact that I had people over for board games (and round food) last night, or the fact that I watched the season finale of Doctor Who this afternoon (after I finally got vertical enough to transfer myself to the couch to watch the episode).… Continue reading A sick day

The mysterious Andrew!

Yesterday I walked to London Drugs after work to pick up a parcel. And I wasn't disappointed when I received it! It was my Kickstarter reward from having backed Danielle Corsetto's Slingshots Across America tour celebrating 10 years of Girls with Slingshots (one of my favourite webcomics — I actually have gotten very behind on… Continue reading The mysterious Andrew!

On the play One Man, Two Guvnors or humor and my reactions to it

So last night I finally saw One Man, Two Guvnors at The Citadel, and I did rather enjoy it in general. I particularly loved some of the comments made/revealed in the talk back afterward (one of the bonuses of having moved my ticket to a Tuesday evening, I guess!). It was very well performed, and… Continue reading On the play One Man, Two Guvnors or humor and my reactions to it

Sign up for the World's Largest Secret Santa Gift Exchange!

Or at least consider it if you like such exchanges. Registration opened yesterday (well officially, they tested it for a while on the day previous), and there are already over 65,000 registrants. Last year there were 85,000 successful exchanges which is pretty substantial (and resulted in yet another Guinness Book of World Records entry)… and… Continue reading Sign up for the World's Largest Secret Santa Gift Exchange!

On Envelopes, Mail, Stationery, and the Art of Sending Mail

Lately, most mail is junk or packages. And I adore receiving packages in the mail in the form of surprises from redditgifts or in the form of extra goodies in something I ordered, or even in the form of subscription boxes (yes, I currently subscribe to two: NerdBlock and BonjourJolie, though I'm very tempted by… Continue reading On Envelopes, Mail, Stationery, and the Art of Sending Mail